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The Fabric of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
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Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
by Barry Parker
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Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos
by Seth Lloyd
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The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living
by Fritjof Capra
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Meaning of It All
by Richard Phillips Feynman
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Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman?s contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him?how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a... (read more)

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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
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The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen W Hawking
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Encounters with Einstein: And Other Essays on People, Places, and Particles (Princeton Science Library)
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Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, & Space-Time (Helix Book)
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The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory
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